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23 February : Chowing Down Chowder

Clam Chowder Festival in Santa Cruz

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So the weather could have been better, it poured at one point, but we didn't care. We were in chowder heaven. For a small fee, we were able to sample from a variety of contestants, from amateurs to popular restaurants and it was DE- licious! The winner ended up being some 11 year old boy.. HA! Our first food festival together-- I'm hooked! What's next? Garlic Festival in Gilroy? Chocolate Festival in San Francisco? We're there!

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4 - 5 January : LadyBoys

Day Trip to Ayutthaya & Late Night Show

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Our 3rd and final tour on this trip is a day trip to Ayutthaya and while the views are out of this world and the landmarks are rich with history, we can't help but wish we were back in Bangkok shopping. Sad as that may sound, you have no idea. However, we were appreciative and enlightened.
Once back in Bangkok, we were beat but washed up and got in some shopping time. G was able to purchase some great dress pants and khakis along with a few ties-- wonder when those will get put to use. Dinner was on the Shangri- La premises.

The one in the white-- G was crushing on her (him) during the whole show.

Afterward, I was extremely exhausted so naturally, I squeezed in a quick power nap. Not wanting to turn in early on our last night in Thailand, we decided to skip out on the clubbing nightlife and instead see a cabaret show. But not just any cabaret.. Calypso-- Bangkok's best ladyboys show! You would have never guessed that the entire show cast were all ladyboys. No way.. no how. We were fooled.
Had we known what an amazing time we would have in Thailand, we would have planned to stay longer. Completely bummed that we couldn't go to Pattaya and Phuket. All the more reason to come back next time!

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2 - 3 January : Cabbages & Condoms

Morning Tour of Bangkok Temples

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Dinner was not planned at Cabbages & Condoms but when it took us 45 minutes in attempt to find our first choice, we needed a backup plan. And boy are we glad we did because this has to be by far the most bizarre and outrageously strange dining experiences. It's just any normal restaurant but completely decked out in condoms and "Safety First" guides and diagrams-- not sure where the correlation lies but it was interesting. We sat on the outdoor patio which was well lit with condom lanterns and trees. Having nothing to do with cabbages or condoms, we had a traditional and wonderfully spicy Thai meal. Guess what we received at the end of our meals? Nope.. not mints-- CONDOMS!
The next morning we continued our 2nd tour--
2) Temple Tours
Grace was on time, bright and early to take us on our morning tour of 3 of the most famous Temples in Bangkok-- Wat Suthat (Golden Buddha), Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha), and Wat Benchamabophit (White Marble Temple).

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